The Daily Dose: Hawks Take Flight Saturday, May 02, 2015 Game 6 was a statement game from the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta finished their regular-season with a record of 60-22, looking like one of the most dominant teams coming out of the East, but that team did not show up for the start of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. While the Hawks had beaten the Nets convincingly throughout … [Read more...]
BDL’s 2014-15 NBA Playoff Previews: Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies
BDL's 2014-15 NBA Playoff Previews: Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies How They Got Here • Golden State: The 67-win Warriors entered the postseason as favorites via their plus-10 average point differential and elite efficiency at both ends of the floor. They did very little in the first round that should change people's minds. Although the New Orleans Pelicans played well in bunches … [Read more...]
Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov finds redemption in Game 1 winning goal
Tampa's Nikita Kucherov finds redemption in Game 1 winning goal The hockey gods have spoken, and they deemed Nikita Kucherov’s no-goal call in the first overtime of Tampa’s Game 1 contest faulty. That’s because Kucherov must have had divine intervention in what ended up being the game-winner in the second overtime in the Lightning’s 2-1 victory. Really, it wasn't a bad call by the referee … [Read more...]
KENTUCKY DERBY: Things to watch at Churchill Downs (The Associated Press)
KENTUCKY DERBY: Things to watch at Churchill Downs (The Associated Press) Bob Baffert jokes that his last Kentucky Derby victory was so long ago, he doesn't remember. The Hall of Fame trainer could make some new memories Saturday if either of his top two favorites - American Pharoah or Dortmund - end up wearing the garland of red roses in the winner's circle. American Pharoah - winner of … [Read more...]
Jayson Werth’s stumble allows Daniel Murphy to clear bases with double
Jayson Werth's stumble allows Daniel Murphy to clear bases with double In a game started by Max Scherzer and Matt Harvey, chances are the scoring opportunities will be few and far between for the opposing offenses. That proved to be the case again on Friday night as the two aces met up in a classic battle at Citi Field in New York. Unfortunately for the Washington Nationals, while Max … [Read more...]
Boxing-Pacquiao fight brings moment of unity to Philippines (Reuters)
Boxing-Pacquiao fight brings moment of unity to Philippines (Reuters) By Manuel Mogato MANILA, May 2 (Reuters) - From air-conditioned corporate boardrooms to steamy public gymnasiums, Filipinos are counting down the hours to local boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's fight with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas. The world welterweight championship bout, which is being called … [Read more...]
Pacquiao fight brings moment of unity to Philippines (Reuters)
Pacquiao fight brings moment of unity to Philippines (Reuters) By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - From air-conditioned corporate boardrooms to steamy public gymnasiums, Filipinos are counting down the hours to local boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's fight with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas. The world welterweight championship bout, which is being called the "fight of … [Read more...]
Jersey Fouls of the Week: Jazz Hands proves a kingly find; Tampa advertising fail
Jersey Fouls of the Week: Jazz Hands proves a kingly find; Tampa advertising fail A certain team staffer asked me this week about Jersey Fouls, and why we fouled a certain, Batman-like Ducks outfit. There’s a good reason behind this. It’s because fouls, are art. We don’t just foul based off how bad these jerseys look. We foul also based off how much we enjoy looking at them. For example the … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Bishop takes win for Lightning; Keith aids Hawks over Wild
NHL Three Stars: Bishop takes win for Lightning; Keith aids Hawks over Wild No. 1 Star: Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning Just two days after a big Game 7 win over the Detroit Red Wings, the Lightning goaltender stopped 44 of 45 Montreal shots on goal in a 2-1 double overtime Game 1 win. It wasn’t easy for Bishop, who had to overcome a game-tying third period flub on the below Max Pacioretty … [Read more...]
What will Mayweather and Pacquiao do the day of the fight? (The Associated Press)
What will Mayweather and Pacquiao do the day of the fight? (The Associated Press) Manny Pacquiao will get up sometime late Saturday morning in his hotel suite and eat some steamed rice and chicken, washed down with water that his aides make sure is room temperature or warmer. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will have breakfast at his mini-mansion on the Southern Highlands golf course, then go over in … [Read more...]